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Kościuszko Monument in Lafayette Park on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washingtion, D.C.


Located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, the monument is the work of the Polish sculptor Antoni Popiel and was dedicated by President William Howard Taft. The inscription on the monument reads "Erected by the Polish National Alliance of America and presented on behalf of Polish-American citizens, May 11, 1910."




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